Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-17


ing Lake Washington, which We vigitei
this aftgrnoon. / see no reason whJ
Congress shouId not do something <
improve this lake In view Of the Rreal
eommsFcial Importance OF Puget 60unt
sake u available a. naval station
Ny attention has been called 70 TIE Ter
KitoRy By reason Of the great interos
that / have taken In the question Of ihI
forfeiture Of The Subsidy lands Of thu
Eosshsrn Pacific Railroad. had "a
intimate knowledge Of the silustioa d
Affairs between Portland and Wallull
Junction, inaamueh as ! hsf
twice visited that locality, and
knew q good deal regarding
the unbuilt branches Of the road. / M
derstoOd al the TINA that thare was
strong popular demand for foEfeiturl
Get, and I foF one am anxious 10 sup
part such an act. The Senate ill viii
ths Dolph amendment, answered thl
purpose we'll, and would have been ol
Immense beneha, since Il would hsvl
opened TO settlement Q vast extent ol
tie publis land which 10 nov unavail
able. Had the House Representatives
passed that bin, The evils Of which tn
psopls Of tAis Territory eomplaIn
wonld partially. et all events, have beeE
done away with. But for some mex
pIioable reason, . monstroas proyision
which uas founded. neither upon jpa-
tiee OF good esnae, vAs inserted In fhl
House. This uas 10 the effect that ell
Of the railroad land west Of BismaRA
should be declared forfeited upon ths
preiert that the railroad did not com-
plete the line within the required time
fl vas at the time perfectly veil under
stood that even II such q measure
passed the House, the Senate would 70
iect q. MeFeoveF, the Pregident would
never have signed such bill. The an.
thoFof the provision, however, insisted
upon this OF nothing, and the result va
as you know, nothing. | know nothing
Of she motives or purposes Of the men
who insisted upon this provision, bui
this do know, that II the most inRen-
ious men In the world had attempted %
devise q plan 10 provide any forfeiture
act ShsteveF, they eould net have con.
oeived 9 better plan than an attempts "a
pass sUch bill a. they proposed"
Turning now, General, from affairs
Of local interest to q matter Of National
interest and Importance, can't you give
to the readers Of thePosr INTELIIoENcxr
some particulars Of the Ohio eonven-
ton In which yOu took such . promi-
nent paFti''
"T6e convention was unQuestionably
The largest and most enthusiastic con-
vention that has been held In Ohic
since the var, Tbs convention was
held al Toledo in the extreme north
western corner Of the State, end vet
every one Of the T5e delegates was pres
ent, and crowds Of visitors poured into
the city from all parts Of ths State, 90
great was the interest manifested. The
reason Of this unusual interest," vas that
short time previous 10 the conversation
Senator Sherman had announced Ia an
interview that unless the Toledo oon-
veniio1 Endorsed his candidacy, be
would 81 once withdraw from the con-
test. AZ the time this announcement
vas made uot over one quarter Of the
Delegates bad been chosen. Upon the
Saturday followine the announcement
twenty- nine counties elected delegates
and twenty seven Instructed their
delegates % vote for the endorsement Of
senator Sherman. After The oonvsn-
ton assembled the opponents Of the
endorsement made strenuous edorta 70
defeat Il. Noa only the Blaine men op-
posed IL. but some Of SheFman's friends,
Who thought the matter ought 10 be de-
layed, worked against IL. The Blaine
men we're particularly active and meet
inRs we're held by them. and boasts
made, which we're given vide pnblica-
tio1, that there we're two hundred dele
gates vho would oppose the resolution.
They had reokonsd. however. withsot
their host Just - soon e. The tempo
Fary organization vas effected the res-
aluti0n endorsing SheRmanaa candidacy
vas introduced. and MAS received vita
sueh Q bnrst Of spontaneous enthusi-
ssm that no dsubs remained &c 10 its
ultimate fate. fhs resolution vss re-
ieRred 10 committee Of tWenty-oue
comprising one member from each con-
zressional district elected By the dele
rates. Toe committee made q uuani-
nous report in favor Of the passage Of
lhe resolution a1d q vas ADEPT 4
amidst intense enfhpsiasz without 8
vote"
sIn your Judgment. General, vii
here be the saHe degree Of enthusiasm
Nd unantmitg for senator Sherman
nsxt yearf"
Undoubtedly. OF soarss, there may
be some opposition 10 the election al
Sherman delegates In one ogtwo dis.
lFicss. bat consider 10 doubtful. / have
DO heaitAtion IN saying that Ohio viii
be q unit for shefuAn 90 the cuuven-
Iion. Even The Blaine men are heain-
atng 10 REALMS this fact"
~In case Senator sherman should ke
he choice Of TIE Republican eouvun-
don. spoD ueas lines would the canvass
be madef~
~rhs protection isssa, Of which Mr..
sherman. sinos his entrances into publie
life in 1854, hAs ossn nosf consistent
md eoFrect advocate, WCsld be bronahf
,rominently forward. Senator Shex-
nan believes thoroashly In Psetectior
nd "a earnestly n favor Of refusing
be taxes upon tobssco, sugar and Alec |
,ol used IN the arts. and Of revising the |
ara % thai Il shall protect sn hone
Industries In whieh we can hopa 10 pro-
inca enough f0r horne eonazmptlon- |
ln0thsr issue that uoald Be nada |
,rouinsnt IL thai Of fFee ballet and /
! faax eosnt. Why, Il 10 an actual fast |
hat IA the one district thai reprs- /
Isnt 400 votes are oass h a. sleo- |
t0a. while in Geurzia IN len CsnRres-
aonAl distEie.s aeiy Is 800 voaes are east. |
has u ncRs1rs thai The ten Conerssa-
1sn from GeocziA represent 9 szallar /
lonAsitssaey than ] DO. ana 30 thay
latYots Ue zen g ene en The aoog a Il
BE- House Of Representatives. ThiB d
rs saleiF 30 foFce and fraud En3 a
Eholly incoH aig1ent win populaf aaV-
rnnsn.."
Ia terminating TIE tnteEviGU 6snsral
irosxsnor expressed his EKm heilsf that
lhaaEex he kepnhltcAn noEzlnee Baa.